By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Paul Mitchell/Record Staff)

A group of New Zealand high school students is fundraising for the Christchurch mosque shooting victims, with the “power of flowers” and a message of shared humanity.
Amelia Tyrrell, 17, and her fellow Longburn Adventist College prefects have gathered $NZ600 ($414USD) from their classmates to send to the victims of Friday’s terrorist attacks and their families.
“The Mosque shootings were on a Friday afternoon—this meant that Sabbath allowed for much reflection,” said school principal Brendan…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Prince Bahati, ECD Communication Director)

A team of Adventists health professionals from South Sudan impacted the community during a recent Total Member Involvement event in the capitol city of Juba.
In cooperation with the country’s Ministry of Health, the Total Member Involvement health professionals, lead by Dr. Daniel Machour, distributed 5,400 mosquito nets in various centers around the city of Juba. Machuor hoped that during the coming rainy season, which comes with highrates fo malaria, will find refuge in the mosquito nets.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ADRA Romania)

The women housed at the “Emergency Center for Victims of Domestic Violence”, or “Casa ADRA, ” were in for a surprise when president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Jonathan Duffy, along with his wife Cathy, came to celebrate a decade since ADRA Romania founded “Casa ADRA.” The celebration was part of an International Women’s Day event held on March 8 held at “Casa ADRA”
“For me, the topic of victims of domestic violence is a sad one. We are so happy to see the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ADRA Romania)

The women housed at the “Emergency Center for Victims of Domestic Violence”, or “Casa ADRA, ” were in for a surprise when president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Jonathan Duffy, along with his wife Cathy, came to celebrate a decade since ADRA Romania founded “Casa ADRA.” The celebration was part of an International Women’s Day event held on March 8 held at “Casa ADRA”
“For me, the topic of victims of domestic violence is a sad one. We are so happy to see the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Edward Rodriguez with additional reporting Rodolfo Bautista, Jr.)

Representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist church recently attended a flag raising ceremony regularly attended by officials and employees of the Philippine government. Attending allowed members of the Adventist Church to pass out literature to the uniformed men and women of the armed forces.
The distribution was done on March 11, by the Bagong Usbong na Lingkod Bayan (BULB), an organization of Adventists in government service, following an event held at the Armed Forces of the Philippines…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Mylon Medley)

More than 1,200 youth and young adults in the United States’ fourth largest city rallied together to give testimonies of how their Pathfinder clubs and youth groups spread the love of Christ on Global Youth Day. The annual initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Youth Ministries encourages youth and young adults around the world to “Be the Sermon” in their communities by being the hands and feet of Jesus.
The youth rally took place on the afternoon of March 16 at the World Harvest…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Libna Stevens/IAD)

Thousands of Seventh-day Adventist young people embraced service with passion, out-stretched arms and bright smiles to touch the lives of people in cities and communities across the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory on Sabbath, Mar. 16, 2019.
The annual event coined as Global Youth Day is sponsored by the Adventist world church’s youth ministries department and motivates millions of Adventist youth from around the world to unite efforts and get out of their comfort zones to “Be the…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Kimi-Roux James, ADRA International)

On March 16, flash floods and mudslides hit the eastern Indonesian province of Papua near the subdistrict of Jayapura. Reports are the flood waters left at least 104 dead, 60 missing, 74 injured and displaced more than 4,000 people. Over 350 houses and two main bridges are also reportedly damaged. Additionally, more than 11,700 households in total are affected.
With roadways underwater, getting to communities affected has delayed ADRA aid workers. Currently, ADRA staff and volunteers in local…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Hannah Gallant, with contributions from Nehemiah Sitler and Laura Fierce)

The first-ever Rise Up Against Abuse Rally was held on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, from March 7-10, 2019. Sponsored by the Offices of University Health & Wellness and Diversity & Inclusion, this rally was the official launch of the new Rise Up Against Abuse initiative, designed to help people use awareness, education, intervention, and prevention to take decisive actions against all forms of abuse.
More than 225 people registered for the three-day rally, which…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Catherine Athony Boldeau, ADRA UK)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in the United Kingdom completed its second phase of the ‘I AM URBAN’ initiative for Global Youth Day on March 16 in the Holloway and Willesden district of churches in London.
‘I AM URBAN’ is a joint venue between ADRA in the United Kingdom (Lead Partner) and the Adventist Community Services (ACS) of the British Union Conference (BUC) and includes partnerships with several other entities of the church in the United Kingdom, including the…

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